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France strains to avert power cuts as cold snap tests Europe’s energy resolve

France strains to avert power cuts as cold snap tests Europe’s energy resolve

By Gus Trompiz and Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) -France expects to avoid electricity cuts on Monday but faces a difficult week as t..

What is inheritance tax share loss relief?

What is inheritance tax share loss relief?

      By Peter Baxter, Chartered Wealth Manager at BRI Wealth Management Where the present value may be lower t..

Leaders recognise the importance of green transport at COP27, but we need data

Leaders recognise the importance of green transport at COP27, but we need data

    By Devin De Vries, CEO, WhereIsMyTransport The COP27 summit, which recently wrapped up in the Egyptian reso..

Cloud security and the ‘department of go’

Cloud security and the ‘department of go’

By Kanwar Loyal, Director, UK & Ireland, CrowdStrike   We might think of technology growth at many companies as..

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Prime Bank and AGAM spark lending revolution for individuals and business

Prime Bank and AGAM spark lending revolution for individuals and business

  Launch of commercial roll out of its award-winning AI platform Millions set to get access to “first-of-a-kind” credit A digital platform whic..

How InsurTech is Helping to Lower Car Insurance Rates

How InsurTech is Helping to Lower Car Insurance Rates

Technology has impacted a wide array of industries, and insurance is no exception. Anti-theft devices, dash cams, telematics, backup c..

UK airports face Christmas disruption as border staff to strike

UK airports face Christmas disruption as border staff to strike

LONDON (Reuters) -Border Force workers at several major British airports including the country’s busiest, Heathrow, will go on s..

Another momentous year beckons for Britain’s royal family

Another momentous year beckons for Britain’s royal family

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – The last year will go down as one of the most seismic in the history of the British royal f..

French environmentalists file complaint against Apple for wasteful practices

French environmentalists file complaint against Apple for wasteful practices

PARIS (Reuters) -A French environmental campaign group filed a complaint against Apple Inc. over commercial practices restricting the ..

British PM Rishi Sunak pledges further action on strikes to ‘protect lives’

British PM Rishi Sunak pledges further action on strikes to ‘protect lives’

LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would take more action “to protect the lives and livelihoods&#..

Analysis-East Europeans count their pennies for Christmas as food costs soar

Analysis-East Europeans count their pennies for Christmas as food costs soar

By Krisztina Than TISZAESZLAR, Hungary (Reuters) – Consumers in Eastern Europe are saving up to put their favourite carp and por..

EU agrees law to make airlines pay more to pollute

EU agrees law to make airlines pay more to pollute

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union reached a deal in the early hours of Wednesday on a law to increase the price th..

As WHO pandemic pact talks begin, poor countries on back foot

As WHO pandemic pact talks begin, poor countries on back foot

By Emma Farge and Jennifer Rigby GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – Global talks have begun on drafting new health rules for combating pa..

‘We’re going to be free’: Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened

‘We’re going to be free’: Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened

By Martin Quin Pollard and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti-C..

Britain urges banks to offer mortgage flexibility in cost-of-living crisis

Britain urges banks to offer mortgage flexibility in cost-of-living crisis

By Huw Jones and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has called on banks to support households finding it difficult to make payment..

impact.com Ends 2022 with Strong Momentum Driven by Client and Agency Partner Growth

impact.com Ends 2022 with Strong Momentum Driven by Client and Agency Partner Growth

Expansion in Europe and Asia, plus demand for strategic integrations and new product innovation  are behind growth as leaders in the P..

Why You Should Use a Mobile Banking App – and How to Make the Most of It

Why You Should Use a Mobile Banking App – and How to Make the Most of It

Mobile banking is a wonder of the modern world, and yet it’s also something that not everyone takes advantage of in spite of its many ..

Top 4 (Unexpected) Benefits of Remittances

Top 4 (Unexpected) Benefits of Remittances

By Jairo Riveros, chief strategy officer and managing director of the U.S. and Latin America at Paysend The reliance on remittances co..

How Open Banking will change the banking industry in the next 10 years

How Open Banking will change the banking industry in the next 10 years

By James Hickman, CCO of Ecospend. In 2016, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a report on the UK’s ret..

Invest In Infrastructure To Escape The ‘Starvation Cycle’, Warns Leading Nonprofit Sector Strategist

Invest In Infrastructure To Escape The ‘Starvation Cycle’, Warns Leading Nonprofit Sector Strategist

By Mark Salway, Sector Advisory Lead for iplicit, discusses the ‘trap’ that catches out many mid-sized nonprofit organisat..

Assurance v Security: Reassessing Responsibility for Data Assurance

Assurance v Security: Reassessing Responsibility for Data Assurance

The adoption of Software Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN) has exploded in recent years as companies embrace the lower costs and fle..

How collaboration technologies are helping organisations to embrace a hybrid working model

How collaboration technologies are helping organisations to embrace a hybrid working model

By Matt Weston, Managing Director, Vantage 365 It is sometimes easy to forget that, for such a long time prior to the even..

Are markets being too optimistic?

Are markets being too optimistic?

By Rupert Thompson, Chief Economist at Kingswood Global equities had another quietish week, albeit including a 3% mid-week..

Occupational Health and Safety must be brought back to the forefront of ESG

Occupational Health and Safety must be brought back to the forefront of ESG

By Brondwyn Douglas, senior ESG officer at Spear Capital.  We have recently entered into an era wherein sustainability has..

Mobile Marketing: challenges and opportunities over the festive period and beyond

Mobile Marketing: challenges and opportunities over the festive period and beyond

By Arunabh Madhur, Regional VP & Head Business EMEA at SHAREit Group The festive season is a make-or-break time of yea..

What the Future Holds For Financial Institutions in 2023

What the Future Holds For Financial Institutions in 2023

As 2022 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the payments trends we’ve seen erupt this year and discuss w..

U.N. summit aims for global pact to protect nature

U.N. summit aims for global pact to protect nature

By Gloria Dickie and Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Countries are gathering Tuesday for a key U.N. nature conference in Mo..

Explainer-What’s on the agenda at the U.N.’s COP15 nature summit?

Explainer-What’s on the agenda at the U.N.’s COP15 nature summit?

By Gloria Dickie MONTREAL (Reuters) – A key United Nations summit to halt nature loss begins this week in Montreal, Canada. Dele..

Factbox-How governments are trying to ease inflation pain

Factbox-How governments are trying to ease inflation pain

(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the knock-on effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have ..

Adnami appoints Jeetesh Luhar as International Sales Director

Adnami appoints Jeetesh Luhar as International Sales Director

Jeetesh joins as Adnami doubles down on growth; moving to scale up mode in the UK and beyond  Ad tech company, Adnami, has appointed J..

Anya Libova joins Apester as UK Managing Director

Anya Libova joins Apester as UK Managing Director

Senior appointment follows the hire of media veteran Itay Gissin as CEO  Apester has announced the appointment of Anya Libova as UK Ma..

Emergency call services, telcos urge EU to protect telecoms networks from power cuts

Emergency call services, telcos urge EU to protect telecoms networks from power cuts

By Elvira Pollina, Supantha Mukherjee and Mathieu Rosemain MILAN/STOCKHOLM/PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s top telecoms operato..

First winter cold snap tests French power grid

First winter cold snap tests French power grid

PARIS (Reuters) – Temperatures hovering near zero in coming days will test the resilience of France’s power network, even ..

EU seeks deal on law preventing import of deforestation-linked goods

EU seeks deal on law preventing import of deforestation-linked goods

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will attempt to clinch a deal on Monday evening on a law to prevent compa..

Greece, Britain discussing Parthenon Sculptures return but deal not close, Athens says

Greece, Britain discussing Parthenon Sculptures return but deal not close, Athens says

By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek government on Monday quashed local media reports that a deal with Britain over th..

Historic crown to be modified for King Charles’s coronation

Historic crown to be modified for King Charles’s coronation

LONDON (Reuters) – The historic St Edward’s Crown, which has been the centrepiece of the coronation of monarchs in England..

Shares slip, yields rise as U.S. data sparks rate hike concerns

Shares slip, yields rise as U.S. data sparks rate hike concerns

By Herbert Lash and Elizabeth Howcroft NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks slid and Treasury yields rose on Monday as investors i..